Sapphire, North Carolina

Sapphire, North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina is located in the United States
Sapphire, North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°06′25″N 83°00′11″W / 35.10694°N 83.00306°W / 35.10694; -83.00306
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyTransylvania
Named forThe gemstone sapphire[1]
Elevation3,176 ft (968 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28774
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1022501[2]

Sapphire is an unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. Sapphire is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east of Cashiers. Sapphire has a post office with ZIP code 28774.[3][4]

  1. ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sapphire, North Carolina
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 10, 2013.